Fannia lustrator

7-9mm. The slim abdomen is dull green-brown and quite bristly (occasionally more reddish). The mid and hind legs are generally red-yellow, with dark front legs. The base of the wings are yellow-orange. Males have a pair of downward-pointing spines on the sternopleura between their legs and bent/hooked bristles on the middle coxa.

• short anal vein which looks to be converging with vein 7 (= Fannidae)
• dark bristles on the inside face of the hind coxa
• slim abdomen - dark or greyish green
• females with very narrow frons (less than half the eye width)
• front and mid legs red-yellow
• hind femora with a row of 4+ dark antero-ventral bristles

Various habitats, especially well wooded areas.

Late April to July is peak time although it may be seen into early autumn.

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.